Our arrival in the bus terminal in Banos was hectic. Within minutes of entering the terminal, company representatives were fighting amongst each other for us to pick between them - we chose the one that was literally pulling out the door that minute. In hindsight, we should have picked the other company because twenty minutes after arriving in Quito, while we were in the taxi heading towards our hostel, I realised that there was no money left in my wallet. A quic...

Still sore from riding the day prior, we returned in the morning to Wonderful Ecuador to book in white water rafting for the afternoon, the idea being that, after the core and leg workout atop a horse, the arms may be feeling left out. Alas, it turns out that the rafting expedition was a morning only thing, and had departed just before our arrival. At a loss for how to spend the day, the organiser-of-tours (official title) recommended that we head up to La Casa d...

40 hours later and we finally made it! Our taxi to the hostel cost us $2 and he helped wake the owner and let us in. Apparently I told the hostel that we would arrive yesterday at 2pm... oops. He understood though and showed us around. After a brief nap, we ventured into town to find an adventure agency and lunch. First, we found a mediterranean restaurant that did amazing breakfasts and coffees - my tiramisu latte was incredible, and then we found 'Wonderful Ecu...